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.MAURICE F1'rzG1BBoNs',or New YORK; N. Y. A l Lnersramtrroysawo, dansMember arises.

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Be it knownthat LMAURIOE Frrzensnons, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wooden Boxes;and do hereby declarethat the following is\ai`ull,=clear,.

and exact descriptionv of the 4construction and operation ofthe same,reference being' had to the accompanying drawings, making a part 'ofthisfspeciication,

Figuren 'is-'a side' elevationA of a borg' a part 'ofthe side beingremoved, and f Figure 2'is a view in perspectiveof aA strip of my Thisinvention consists in constructing boxes of a material composed of astrip of paper, having on each side, rrnly glued toit, a thin strip orsheet of wood,

by which construction the material is made strong,

elastic, and impervious to water, whether applied on the inside oroutside of-the box.

In the drawings, Arepresents a strip', composed of two pieces of wood aa', glued, one to each side of a Astrip of paper, l.

. In iig. l, the material thus made is seen applied to the manufactureof a cylindrical box, but l do not design to limit its use to themanufacture of this particular form of box, outintend to applyit to themaking of boxesof any form or size whatever.

To `prepare the 'stuft` forv use, thin sheets of wood are cut in sizesto suit the sheets of paper employed.

of the Asheet of paper, when the three are placedfun-l der a-press andleft there till dry: The stud' is. then taken out and cutv into theshapes desired.

It is obvious that this material must be exceedingly thicknesses ofpaper, and to a material composed of a single strip' of wood with asheet of paper glued to one sideof it. vOver both of the materialsreferred to, I

insistthat mine, herein-described, possesses importantadvantages, suchasvthat' it is stronger, firmer, and more durable, and that, havinga Woodsurface, both insideand out, the box can be used for holding andtransporting liquids, whileit is perfectly water-proof on its outside.Besides the' advantage of being less permeable by water, it does notbecomev so quickly discolored. I do not here specify any particularspecies of wood as preferable for this use, as almost any kind willanswer very well.

Having thus described my invention, Y Whatl claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isrk As an article of manufacture, a box, A,constructed of a material consisting of two sheets of wood, with onesheet of paper between them, the sheets' of wood and paper being gluedtogether, substantially as herein described.

To the. above `specification of my improvement, I

. have signed my hand, this 27th day of August, 1868. These woodensheets are then glued, one to each sidev A Mannion rrrzernnons. fWitnesses:

D. W. HUBBELL, N. A. HALsnY.

